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Danny La Rue

British entertainer (1927–2009)
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Danny La Rue
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 26, 1927
Date of death
May 31, 2009
Place of birth
Cork, United Kingdom[10]
Place of death
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
cabaret performer, autobiographer, singer, stage actor, entertainer, actor, art collector, drag queen[13][14][15]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16]
Cause of death
prostate cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Rue[20]
Given name
Danny[21]
Instrument
voice[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Place of burial
St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green[11]
Residence
Walton Hall[19]
Start of work period
1944[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Danny La Rue cs Daniel Patrick Carroll cs Danny la Rue de Daniel Patrick Carroll fa دانی لا رو ja ダニー・ラ・ルー ru Дэнни Ла Ру zh 丹尼·拉·魯伊 zh 丹尼·拉鲁 zh-hant 丹尼·拉魯
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000118731352
VIAF cluster ID
12592957
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2001031700
GND ID
104844273X
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
208210
BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Companies House officer ID
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Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
009721
Discogs artist ID
1263821
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Danny-La-Rue
Europeana entity
agent/base/70169
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FAST ID
461970
Film.ru person ID
danny-la-rue
Freebase ID
/m/04xpcw
HAND ID
931E-B959-10BC-00E3-EF61
IMDb ID
nm0479005
Kinobox person ID
877856
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NE.se ID
danny-la-rue
NL CR AUT ID
pna2005261817
NUKAT ID
n2008132692
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565162905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1416415
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp59477
Obálky knih ID
pna2005261817
Open Plaques subject ID
10115
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
101923
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100052158
Plex person key
5d776aadad5437001f7855e2
SNAC ARK ID
w6dk8c57
SecondHandSongs artist ID
101981
Sinemalar person ID
634039
TMDB person ID
1221727, 940070
TV Maze person ID
116265
Theatricalia person ID
1009
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/74808ce6-5265-48ff-be51-d4315b1b3400
ČSFD person ID
7701

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
actor, singer, stage actor, entertainer, autobiographer, cabaret performer
Place of birth 2
United Kingdom, Cork
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
prostate cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of burial 1
St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green
Place of death 1
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Danny La Rue was born on July 26, 1927[1], in Cork[2]. He died on May 31, 2009[3], in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4]. He worked as a cabaret performer[5], autobiographer[6], singer[7], stage actor[8], and entertainer[9].

FAQs

Where was Danny La Rue born?

Danny La Rue was born in Cork[2].

Where did Danny La Rue die?

Danny La Rue passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4].

What did Danny La Rue do for work?

Danny La Rue worked as a cabaret performer[5], autobiographer[6], singer[7], stage actor[8], and entertainer[9].

What awards did Danny La Rue receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[16].

Related Entities

Cork United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 1263821
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62839: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part1"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 634039
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 634039, batch #271268"
  3. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 116265
    "Created claim: TV Maze person ID: 116265, batch #270242"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 931E-B959-10BC-00E3-EF61
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → voice
    Place of birth → Cork, United Kingdom
    Place of burial → St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green
    Start of work period → 1944
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32074: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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